KABUL, June 15, SPA -- A new American commander is in charge in Afghanistan, The Associated Press reported. Gen. Stanley McChrystal will oversee all U.S. and NATOtroops in the country to fight a Taliban insurgency. McChrystal took command from Gen. David McKiernan during alow-key ceremony Monday in Kabul. McChrystal, a former special forces commander, is expectedto bring a more unconventional approach to a war that hasturned increasingly violent almost eight years after the2001 U.S. invasion. The four-star general commands the largest internationalforce ever in Afghanistan. A record 56,000 U.S. troops arein the country, alongside 32,000 forces from 41 othercountries.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/674620